ArticleClinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology2022
"Red Spitz Tumor" on the Ear: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
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- Case Report: A case of superficial spreading malignant melanoma with sentinel lymph node metastasis misdiagnosed as "pigmented nevus".Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Pediatric spitzoid lesions of the ear: a single-center experience and review of the literature.Dermatology reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
Spitz nevus (SN) is a benign melanocytic lesion with cytologic and architectural atypia. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish SNs from atypical Spitz tumor (AST), Spitz melanoma, or conventional melanoma. SNs frequently develop in Caucasians and appear on the skin of the head and lower extremities. Lesions on the ear in Asian populations are rare. Here, we report a "red Spitz tumor" on the ear of a Chinese 18-year-old boy. Dermoscopic examination revealed possibly malignant features presented as polymorphous vessels along with central white area, pseudo-network depigmentation and atypical peripheral globular pattern. The results of histopathological examination strongly suggested that the neoplasm was a compound SN and no recurrences or metastases occurred during 1-year follow-up post-surgery. Further, we review the literature on 4 previously reported cases of SN on the ear and summarize the main points of SN diagnosis and differential diagnosis with atypical Spitz tumors and melanoma.
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